@Mike *********

there is no reason anyone needs a DTV ?

Dwight Berg Thai's like paperwork. Whatever it is, it's more easily understood and accepted if it's something reasonably official on paper. They wouldn't bat an eyelid at a letter from yourself, the company/resort owner and employer, to yourself, the employee and DTV applicant, expressing permission to work remotely, and from thailand. They'll look down on you if you didn't include this. It's obviously quite an important part of the requirements given the nature of the visa. They don't want 20,000 'nomads' losing their jobs 3 months into a 5 year visa.

@Sally *******

I guess each persons situation is very different and unique. I'd feel uneasy without a UK property to fall back into if I needed. Although the equivalent value in cash, in offshore funds wouldn't be the end of the world - a 2 bed ground floor maisonette in south London/Surrey border is pushing past £500K. But I feel like my 3 bed seaview villa on Samui, at half that value, is the liability. Funny to have all this stuff 'on paper', and then to think I changed name by deedpoll 5 yrs ago, it all feels very detached, that I am just floating

@Sally *******

yes you should always keep a UK address, or access to, or permission to use an address, like a good friend with a steady/stable home situation, at the very least. And DONT TELL THE BANK YOU LIVE ABROAD.

@Tom *****

I'd keep 'big money' somewhere safe, like some kind of Blackrock Fund, giving a good return, sending only that return on your capital, over to your single Thai bank account, and only as you need it, and using your ATM card and phone app for spending/transfers. What would be sensible is to open a second account for emergencies should your primary get compromised, with another big Thai bank, SCB, KASIKORN, KRUNGSRI or KRUNGTHAI just in case of nuclear fallout, and keep 2000 baht in there to keep the account open, and check in on the app every 3-6 months.

@Max ************

and call to chase you to deposit ??!? Got scam written all over it. But then many banks were pushing some health/life insurance at 5000-10,000 baht just to open an account ..

@Colin *******

the branch at which you open your account is considered your 'primary/main' branch, and a few services/requirements must be done there, but you can change this to a more preferred branch (probably have to do this in that primary branch too, but I did over the phone as my primary branch had closed and they automatically moved it to another branch, not of my choice).

@Jonathan *******

well then 24 hours in Sadao will change it so much more. Think Tarrantino's 'From Dusk 'til Dawn', Blade Runner, Mad Max and Alice in wonderland all rolled into one.

You sound likes it is no challenge whatsoever, physically or psychologically, to move around like that. I know many 45 year olds would gasp at your plans. I wish you many more youthful years 'tax dodging' your way around Asia 🙏🏻

@David *******

with all due respect David, you're very lucky to have reached 82 years old. You could just do a tax return and pay tax due on the money you TRANSFER into Thailand (we have no reason to believe that tax treaty's won't be honoured, and what is tax exempt in home country should be honoured here). You might forget to do a tax return. You might chose not to do a tax return. By the time they catch up with you, you will be in other realms where tax is no concern. But respect for trying to do the right thing of course. 🙏🏻